Hey guys,
First of all, to everyone who were selected to go to RMC this year, I hope everyone is doing well. (How is it by the way?) I just wanted to drop by again and share some of my new stories so hopefully other fellow ROTP applicants for 2010-2011 have something to read about.
As I've written on my previous reply, I didn't get the call for my ROTP 2009-2010 application so I took my 'Plan B' (actually I was a little disappointed in not being selected) which was going to the Confederation College for Flight Program. I knew at heart that becoming a military pilot was THE dream of mine but I also thought that becoming a civilian pilot isn't bad at all. Plus I was under the pressure that I should quickly move on with my life. So I decided to settle with going with the Commercial Pilot route.
Just 7 more days until my flight to Thunder Bay, my family ran into a financial trouble. I had to make a decision to cancel the flight, cancel my admission, get the tuition refund and use it to support my family. I was happy that I was able to help my family but down deep I was very frustrated because I did not have a Plan C. From the next day I started looking for a full-time job to save up the tuition so I can go to the College next year.
My family suggested that I visit the CFRC to arrange a new ROTP application but I really didn't wanted to give it another shot maybe because I was afraid of getting rejected again. So I faced the reality and tried to focus on saving up the tuition.
But then,
One day I got a phone call from the CFRC. The Cpt. asked me what I've been doing lately so I explained my situation. He asked me to come in so we could arrange a new application for next year. I asked him what exactly happened to my application last year and he said that all the pilots were selected even before my application was in(I submitted my application very late). At that very moment I remembered what the Lt. had told me way back in February as we were doing the interview. He said that my timing was terrible so if, for any reason, I don't receive an offer, it could be only because of my bad timing.
A few days later, I went to the CFRC to see the Cpt., we went over the application and I scheduled for an update interview which is next Tuesday afternoon. The thing is that, if I never received the phone call from the CFRC, I would never have thought of giving another shot at this. Hopefully things will work out this time
// By the way, I have searched this forum to find information about 'update' interview and found out that it is only a 5-10 min sit-and-talk, not like the very first interview where you are asked about school, work, personal qualities, and etc. Rather, you are only asked occupation-specific questions. Can anyone with experience please confirm this?
